Salah Heads to Trabzonspor After Liverpool Exit
Egyptian forward pictured in club shirt, set for Turkish arrival after becoming a free agent.
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Mohamed Salah has been pictured in a Trabzonspor shirt and is traveling to Turkey to complete a move to the club.
Trabzonspor invited supporters to pay for access to a live stream of Salah's flight. Fans already gathered outside Ataturk Airport ahead of his arrival.
A private jet departed Mykonos Airport around 10:30 am, confirming the player's imminent transfer.
Trabzonspor confirmed professional footballer Mohamed Salah, with whom they had initiated transfer negotiations, would be at Istanbul Atatürk Airport General Aviation Terminal at 12:00 on Wednesday, August 5.
He is scheduled to arrive in Trabzon on the same day in the evening hours.
Trabzon, are you ready? See you very soon.
Salah himself addressed fans directly, stating, "Trabzon, are you ready? See you very soon."
Talks with interested parties accelerated since Salah returned from the World Cup in the US, where Egypt reached the round of 16.
Trabzonspor finished third last season, trailing Fenerbahce and champions Galatasaray.
Besiktas was understood to be the Egyptian's first choice, but negotiations with them stalled last week.
Besiktas indicated that Besiktas claimed they led the queue to sign Salah but would not alter their wage structure.
Besiktas claimed they led the queue to sign Salah but would not alter their wage structure.
Salah's agent, Ramy Abbas, repeatedly insisted nothing had been decided regarding the player's future.
Trabzonspor's main shirt sponsor is financial services company Papapa, which also holds naming rights for their stadium.
Liverpool's most likely high-profile attacking signing remains Bradley Barcola of PSG, a 23-year-old valued at £145 million by his club who plays predominantly on the left.